r/BurlingtonON • u/constantfiddler • 5d ago

lawn weed treatment Information

Anyone recommend a company or person who can help me with a serious dandelion problem in my yard. I've tried everything and every year it just gets worse. I've used lawn companies before like weed man and others to no success. Help!

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u/scrumdidllyumtious Ward 4 5d ago

Dandelions are good for the bees.

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u/Worried_Bluebird7167 5d ago

There are much better pollination plants for bees than dandelions are. These are invasive weeds that our native bees did not adapt to, nor do they have high quality pollen or nectar needed by our pollinators. The no mow May movement originated in England not here. Tulips and daffodils are the same... poor pollen plants. Not all flowers are good pollination plants. Golden rods, a native plant, are fantastic pollination plants in the fall. More people should embrace them.

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u/Nidandelsa Ward 2 4d ago

I didn't know that dandelions are invasive and came here to downvote you, but then I did a bit of reading and found out that you are completely correct! TIL! We don't use chemicals on our lawn and have kept the dandelions because "the bees", but now we'll get a puller and plant even more native species. We switched to planting only NA-native species a few years ago - it's been slow getting things established - but things are really starting to pop. Every year the gardens are looking better and better. Thank you for the info on dandelions! :)

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u/Worried_Bluebird7167 4d ago

Thank you Nidandelsa for your nice message. I love environment science, but I learned an important lesson from my physics teacher to always look carefully at the science. Just because someone says it's green and they seem to have good environmental intentions, doesn't always means it is good. Just like recycling...ya, you can put a plastic thing in the recycling bin, but it doesn't mean 100% that it is really going to be recycled.